2nd Ed Modules for 5th Ed Rules?

[TheZombieAK]

Wondering if anyone knows of any of the classic AD&D modules being converted to the new 5th Ed rules etc.
Playing a new system without Keep on the Border Lands just seems wrong to a diehard 2nd Ed guy like myself.

I know Wizards of the Coast had the classic modules redone in 3rd Ed for a while but haven't heard anything about it for 5th Ed.

[finarvyn]

I don't know about any actual conversions, but I've run several AD&D modules "on the fly" using 5E rules. I just substitute the 5E monster in place of the AD&D one and cap magical items to +1. Seems to work pretty well.

[TheZombieAK]

Why cap the magical weapons at +1. Just started with 5ed so it that the limit in 5th?

[lukash]

I can't speak for finarvyn, but 5e, in general, has lower ACs but more HPs per creature. They intentionally designed it so lower level monsters will always be a threat to PCs, although not much of one in some cases. Magic weapons and armor are less abundant than in older editions.

Immunity to non-magical weapons is a thing of the past, for the most part.

[GnomeBoy]

...without Keep on the Border Lands just seems wrong...

Wasn't that the test module in the playtest packets for 5e? Should be out there, somewhere...

[lukash]

It was.

[finarvyn]

As lukash noted, monster statblocks have changed somewhat from 1E/2E to 5E. That's why I try to substitute the entire creature instead of trying to "convert" it. (E.g. if a module calls for orcs, I use 5E orcs instead of older edition orcs.)

As to the cap on plusses, I haven't seen anything offical about an actual cap but I know that 5E is designed to have smaller bonuses on magic items as well as smaller bonuses on character stats. In my reading of WotC 5E modules, I don't think I've seen any "official" magic items higher than +1 yet. I figure you start out low and can adjust later if needed.